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This book provides an overview of the advances on nanostructured celullose from different obtaining forms: natural plants and bacterial microorganisms. It gives the reader an introduction of cellulose focusing in nanosize particles, its potential applications and future perspectives. The potential use of cellulose in the biomedical field is highlighted.

In recent years, major social forces such as: ageing populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other international organizations have begun to influence...

Yvonne S. Thornton, M. D., M. P. H. whose superb training and peerless credentials make her one of America's top OB/GYN specialists, is also a doctor who truly listens to her patients. She has learned from the questions and concerns of real women what information they truly need to make the best decisions...

This series on the treatment of cancer is sponsored by the UICC. The editors and authors feel strongly that more standar­ dization in cancer therapy is needed on a worldwide basis. This, of course, is only possible if experts from all countries subscribe to a joint policy of making their treatment...

Provides answers to questions concerning food and diabetes. Advice for patients on what to eat, when to eat, and how to eat the foods they love.

Esta tercera edición de nuestro Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social para Titulaciones no Jurídicas, tras el éxito obtenido por las anteriores ediciones, aporta la necesaria puesta al día tras las importantes reformas que en ambas materias se han producido en los dos últimos años. La...

This edited volume highlights the work of ten forgotten and neglected social theorists in the hope of reinvigorating interest in their work and their potential contributions to the analysis of contemporary social issues. Each chapter includes a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected...

LAS RESPUESTAS A LAS DIEZ GRANDES PREGUNTAS SOBRE PODEMOS La noche del 25 de mayo de 2014 Podemos dio la gran sorpresa. Obtuvo 1.245.948 votos y cinco eurodiputados, convirtiéndose en la tercera fuerza política en Madrid y descuartizando electoralmente al Partido Socialista Obrero Español...

El último fenómeno electoral de la llamada «nueva política» es de color naranja y se llama Ciudadanos. Las elecciones generales de 2015 se presentan como las más competidas de la historia de la democracia y la formación de Albert Rivera se perfila, con Podemos, como uno de los partidos clave...

A gold mine of practical, easy-to-use teaching methods, strategies, and tips to improve learning outcomes for students who score below proficiency levels. This fully revised and updated third edition of Teaching Kids with Learning Difficulties in Today’s Classroom provides information on integrated...

Mário de Sá-Carneiro nasceu em Lisboa em 1890, e foi um dos maiores representantes do modernismo em Portugal. Fez parte, em conjunto com Fernando Pessoa, Santa-Rita Pintor e outros, da denominada «Geração de Orfeu». Suicidou-se em Paris em 1916. Da obra...

O herói sem nenhum caráter Apresentação de Luís Augusto Fischer; fixação de texto de Guto Leite; notas de Guto Leite e Luís Augusto Fischer Escrito em uma semana de dezembro de 1926 e publicado pela primeira vez em 1928, Macunaíma é um clássico nacional, mas nem sempre foi assim. A consagração...

El escritor neoyorquino Frank Benedict arrastra más secretos de los que puede soportar. Inmerso en una difícil crisis personal, decide emprender un inesperado viaje a Triunfo, un pequeño pueblo del norte de México, tras los pasos de un padre al que apenas conoció. Su búsqueda confluirá allí...